Breakfast fry-up can increase risk of bowel cancer for one in three people

Breakfast fry-up can increase risk of bowel cancer for one in three people

A BREAKFAST fry-up can dramatically raise the bowel cancer risk for one in three people.

PUBLISHED: 00:01, Fri, Apr 18, 2014

Eating processed meat can increase the chance of developing the disease[GETTY]

Research has found a new gene variant that can increase the chance of developing the disease after eating processed meat.

This information can help us better understand the biology and maybe lead to targeted prevention strategies.” The study is published in the journal PLOS Genetics

Dr Jane Figueiredo

About a third of the population carry this genetic variant, meaning they are more at risk if they regularly eat bacon, ham or sausage. Previous research showed 1lb of red meat a week also raises the risk by up to a third.

Southern California University’s Dr Jane Figueiredo said: “This information can help us better understand the biology and maybe lead to targeted prevention strategies.” The study is published in the journal PLOS Genetics.